Elevation of the South, or River Front of the New Building at Somerset Place
mid-18th–late 18th century
Medium
Pen and ink, brush and wash
Dimensions
sheet: 30 x 40 in. (76.2 x 101.6 cm)
Classification
Drawings|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Wrightsman, 1987
Accession Number
1987.1138.1
Tags
About the Artist
Sir William Chambers · 1723–1796
### Sir William Chambers (1723–1796) Born on 23 February 1723 in Gothenburg, Sweden, to parents of Scottish descent—his father a merchant—Sir William Chambers embarked on an extraordinary path that bridged continents and cultures. At just 16, after initial education in England, he joined the Swedish East India Company, undertaking three voyages to China in the 1740s. These journeys profoundly sha...